The Beer Thread

My local Whole Foods is selling 64 oz growler refills of Raging Bitch for $23. WTF. I can get a six pack for $9.

In other Flying Dog news, I found The Truth to be pretty damn good, but agree with stevewizzle that it falls short of mindblowing. Still, at $11/6 pk, I'll be drinking it again. After the Heady runs out.

imbecile wrote:

Yada wrote:

James wrote:
There are four of us, but none of us are alcoholics. So a sixer will probably suffice.  Also, one person just had a baby and is nursing, so likely not drinking anything at all.

Also, we are bringing all the food, so they'll likely supply some beer as well. And it won't be catered to our tastes based on past experience.

Yada wrote:

James wrote:
Thanks guys. My wife just picked up a sixer of the Truth at P Street.

Now is that something i can bring over to a friends for snacks and beers? My wife says "DIPA's" aren't for everyone."

But what beer is? These friends brought a sixer of porters to our house last time. Good, but not our favorite. If they had brought Fat Tire or Brooklyn Lager, that totally wouldn't have been for everyone either. Everyone being my wife and I.

Should one have to tamper down your tastes if you're bringing over beer to a non-beer geek friends house?

If you're bringing something to a friend's house, I find it a nice gesture to bring something you'd think they would like/enjoy.

Also, if there are four of you, you should be bringing more than one six pack, so bring one that you know they'd like and if you want to bring a sixer of something fancy for you and wife, then do it.

If you drink more than 1.5 beers you're considered an alcoholic?

I hope you're bringing some mashed potatoes to that party!

Interesting topic. 

When I go to someones house for a few beers, I usually bring the amount that I plan on drinking.    I'm not going to just carry a few bottles, so it's usually a sixer.  That would be the same if it were my wife and I heading over.  The thinking being,  you don't invite someone over and expect them to bring all the beer.  You have some of your own, just not enough for everyone so you say bring beer.  Then when you get there, you brought what you like, they have what they like.. you drink whatever, trying both and all is well; if they don't like your beer they're good because they have theirs and vice versa. 

Is that not right?

what gets me is when i have a "hey everyone, let's clean out my beer fridge" evening and people bring over beer. 

as for what i bring over to houses, usually deschutes (mirror pond) unless they know their beer, then i'm bringing Double IPAs.

I see that Smoke and Barrel has OTWOA on draft, and at half price tonight, that means $4.50 for 13 oz draft. But not much interest here. Damn you, Heady Topper.

James wrote:
I see that Smoke and Barrel has OTWOA on draft, and at half price tonight, that means $4.50 for 13 oz draft. But not much interest here. Damn you, Heady Topper.

Christ, it's usually $9 a draft there?

Venerable wrote:

imbecile wrote:

Yada wrote:

James wrote:
There are four of us, but none of us are alcoholics. So a sixer will probably suffice.  Also, one person just had a baby and is nursing, so likely not drinking anything at all.

Also, we are bringing all the food, so they'll likely supply some beer as well. And it won't be catered to our tastes based on past experience.

Yada wrote:

James wrote:
Thanks guys. My wife just picked up a sixer of the Truth at P Street.

Now is that something i can bring over to a friends for snacks and beers? My wife says "DIPA's" aren't for everyone."

But what beer is? These friends brought a sixer of porters to our house last time. Good, but not our favorite. If they had brought Fat Tire or Brooklyn Lager, that totally wouldn't have been for everyone either. Everyone being my wife and I.

Should one have to tamper down your tastes if you're bringing over beer to a non-beer geek friends house?

If you're bringing something to a friend's house, I find it a nice gesture to bring something you'd think they would like/enjoy.

Also, if there are four of you, you should be bringing more than one six pack, so bring one that you know they'd like and if you want to bring a sixer of something fancy for you and wife, then do it.

If you drink more than 1.5 beers you're considered an alcoholic?

I hope you're bringing some mashed potatoes to that party!

Interesting topic. 

When I go to someones house for a few beers, I usually bring the amount that I plan on drinking.    I'm not going to just carry a few bottles, so it's usually a sixer.  That would be the same if it were my wife and I heading over.  The thinking being,  you don't invite someone over and expect them to bring all the beer.  You have some of your own, just not enough for everyone so you say bring beer.  Then when you get there, you brought what you like, they have what they like.. you drink whatever, trying both and all is well; if they don't like your beer they're good because they have theirs and vice versa. 

Is that not right?

what gets me is when i have a "hey everyone, let's clean out my beer fridge" evening and people bring over beer. 

as for what i bring over to houses, usually deschutes (mirror pond) unless they know their beer, then i'm bringing Double IPAs.

This thread has devolved to First World/Middle Class Problems.
I'd just bring the beer I like and drink it and enjoy the company.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/lukelewis/middle-class-problems

That's what it is on the current draft list.

I remember when i got a whole growler of it at Whole Foods in Fairfax for about $9.

Yada wrote:

James wrote:
I see that Smoke and Barrel has OTWOA on draft, and at half price tonight, that means $4.50 for 13 oz draft. But not much interest here. Damn you, Heady Topper.

Christ, it's usually $9 a draft there?

James wrote:
That's what it is on the current draft list.

I remember when i got a whole growler of it at Whole Foods in Fairfax for about $9.

Yada wrote:

James wrote:
I see that Smoke and Barrel has OTWOA on draft, and at half price tonight, that means $4.50 for 13 oz draft. But not much interest here. Damn you, Heady Topper.

Christ, it's usually $9 a draft there?

it's typically $9 every time i see it on draft somewhere.

seems consistent with dc brau price gouging.  i doubt it's smoke and barrel price gouging, but maybe i'm wrong.

$4/12 oz draft at Whole Foods in Fairfax the last time i had one there.

stevewizzle wrote:

James wrote:
That's what it is on the current draft list.

I remember when i got a whole growler of it at Whole Foods in Fairfax for about $9.

Yada wrote:

James wrote:
I see that Smoke and Barrel has OTWOA on draft, and at half price tonight, that means $4.50 for 13 oz draft. But not much interest here. Damn you, Heady Topper.

Christ, it's usually $9 a draft there?

it's typically $9 every time i see it on draft somewhere.

seems consistent with dc brau price gouging.  i doubt it's smoke and barrel price gouging, but maybe i'm wrong.

minus well be west virginia

but seriously, you can't compare whole foods to dc bars.  i'm sure they can either get by with making no profit, or even losing money, just so people come in the doors.

I can, and I will.  ;D

To me, the beer tastes the same at each venue.

stevewizzle wrote:
but seriously, you can't compare whole foods to dc bars.  i'm sure they can either get by with making no profit, or even losing money, just so people come in the doors.

I've only had it on draft in a bar once… and I was drinking it for free, but $9 seems outrageous.

the Alchemist just posted on the need/desire to expand production (summary: it ain't happening any time soon)

http://www.alchemistbeer.com/expand-brew-more/

sweetcell wrote:
the Alchemist just posted on the need/desire to expand production (summary: it ain't happening any time soon)

http://www.alchemistbeer.com/expand-brew-more/

I gotta say I respect that.

agreed.  he seems like such a cool dude, where the dweeb from hill farmstead seems like such an arrogant asshole.

I dunno, Shaun Hill seems like a good enough guy to me. When we pulled into the driveway, there he was chatting with a customer before then opened. And he participates in online forums and is a regular poster on beer advocate. His mom was super nice as well.

I've been to the Achemist twice and never saw John Kimmich.

lol… go maryland! (AKA mars, apparently).  for those heading to b'more to catch the ravens:

 

Our Superbowl champions are kicking off their season with Maryland craft beer.

Once again, Flying Dog will be the only Maryland-brewed beer available in M&T Bank Stadium. A variety of our beers ? including Snake Dog IPA, Doggie Style Pale Ale, UnderDog Atlantic Lager, and Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout ? will be on draft at storefronts in sections 117 and 128.

James wrote:
I dunno, Shaun Hill seems like a good enough guy to me. When we pulled into the driveway, there he was chatting with a customer before then opened. And he participates in online forums and is a regular poster on beer advocate. His mom was super nice as well.

I've been to the Achemist twice and never saw John Kimmich.

i haven't been there, so i should deflect to your better judgement.

but the stories i hear… they are just stupid. he seems like a stupid human being. you don't want people showing up at your farm for beer? distribute it elsewhere then. don't make people drive to you for it. but no, he runs his cash only brewery, and makes people drive to him, and then complains about it after the fact.  he just seems to be a hypocrite.

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